Muscat – The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism (MHT) is organising the second edition of the Empty Quarter Festival in the wilayat of Thumrait, Dhofar, from January 25 to February 3.
The opening ceremony will be held in the Al Khadf area of Al Shasr in Thumrait under the auspices of H E Azzan bin Qassim al Busaidi, Undersecretary for Tourism in MHT at 5pm on Wednesday.
Commenting on the festival, H E Salim bin Mohammed al Mahrouqi, Minister of Heritage and Tourism, tweeted, “Such festivals aim to leverage the advantages of each governorate and provide spaces for entertainment, employment, craft industries and adventures.”
He also pointed out that it is imperative to provide and improve basic services in each governorate to achieve the tourism targets.
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